Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Opening this Friday night and including jewellery by Rebecca Ward and Eleisha Nylund:

'TOTO I HAVE THE FEELING WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANY MORE .... a lively and diverse exhibition of works from more than twenty artists employed at Brisbane Institute of Art. The exhibition opens at 6.30pm on Friday October 10. Exhibition hours are Monday to Friday 10.00am to 4.00pm, October 6 to October 29.

I've been enjoying teaching at the Brisbane Institute of Art which is handily located around the corner. At the moment I am teaching 2 x 18 week Intro to Gold and Silversmithing classes. We are doing etching for the next 2 weeks, not using nitric acid but ferric chloride (copper/brass) and ferric nitrate (silver) - these are not as hazardous as nitric! I am also taking some short weekend classes coming up. I believe there are still places for people with some jewellery experience avaialable in the Jewellery/ Found Objects weekend course 1 & 2 Nov ...